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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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layman  Speak Example sentences
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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[恳请,借助于,找来,调用] call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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[金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
migrate  Speak Example sentences
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[一边倒的] one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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[草率的,即席的,未经考虑的] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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[移动,迁徙] move from one country or region to another and settle there
mitigate  Speak Example sentences
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[减轻,减缓,中和] make less severe or harsh; moderate
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[没有想象力的,普通的] lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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[狂热] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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[可忽略不计的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
mobilize  Speak Example sentences
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[取消] act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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[集合,军事动员] assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement
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[从业者] someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
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[狂热] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
molecule  Speak Example sentences
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[新手] beginner; person new to a field or activity
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[分子] the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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[抵销,补偿] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
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[部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
nought  Speak Example sentences
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[陈词滥调] dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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[可忽略不计的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[曲解,海市蜃楼,虚影] unreal reflection; an optical illusion
novice  Speak Example sentences
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[航海的] relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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[新手] beginner; person new to a field or activity
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[普遍的,流行的] widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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[金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
offhand  Speak Example sentences
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[草率的,即席的,未经考虑的] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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[枢轴,中心点,重点] a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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[取消] act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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[验尸,死后解剖,事后的调查分析] occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
oriental  Speak Example sentences
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[亚洲的,东方的] of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern
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[普遍的,流行的] widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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[曲解,海市蜃楼,虚影] unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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[金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
outdated  Speak Example sentences
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[过时的,不流行的] old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
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[亚洲的,东方的] of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern
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[从业者] someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
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[热情洋溢的喝彩] enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome